No. 805 in Turkish
geçirdi
"Geçirdi" means "spent" or "went through" (past tense of "to spend" or "to go through").
In a sentence
Ali tatilde çok güzel zaman geçirdi.
Ali had a wonderful time during the holiday.
In this sentence, 'geçirdi' is derived from the verb 'geçirmek', meaning 'to spend' in this context, and it refers to Ali spending his time in a pleasant way.
Kış boyunca sık sık hastalık geçirdi.
He frequently went through illnesses during the winter.
Here, 'geçirdi' comes from 'geçirmek' and means 'to undergo' or 'to experience' in the context of enduring illnesses.
Öğrenci sınavdan başarıyla geçtiğini sandı ama birkaç hata geçirdi.
The student thought they passed the exam successfully, but they made a few errors.
In this example, 'geçirdi' indicates the act of making or committing an error unintentionally, derived from 'geçirmek' which takes on the meaning 'to make happen' or 'to allow to pass' here.
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